date:Jun 17, 2013
Cocoa may help obese people better control inflammation-related diseases, such as diabetes and fatty liver disease say Penn State researchers who conducted the study.
As part of the study, one group of mice was fed with a high-fat diet and human equivalent of 10 tablespoons of cocoa powder while another group of mice was fed the same high-fat diet without the cocoa supplement.
According to the researchers, the mice that were fed the cocoa supplement had about 27% lower plasma insulin levels an